The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 2, 1988
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 PM
7:51 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 805
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.8° / 348.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 59m / 20.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.33° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.90° / -3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.49° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 344.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.